Holder.



F. DJ GULVER.

HOLDER.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. 4, 1912.

- 1,077,510. I Patented Nov. 4, 1913.

FRANCIS D. CULV ER, OF HUMBOLDT, KANSAS.

HOLDER.

Specification of Letters I'atent.

Patented Nov. 4, 1913.

Application filed November 4, 1912. Serial No. 729,434.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, FRANCIS D. CULVER, a citizen of the United 'States, residing at Humboldt, in the county of Allen and State of Kansas, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Holders, of which .the following is a specification.

The holder which is the subject of the present invention is designed more particularly for collapsible drinking cups, and itis' inafter described and claimed, reference being had to the accompanying drawing, in which 7 Figure 1 is an elevation of the holder. Fig. 2 is a perspective view thereof. Fig. 3

is a horizontal section, and Fig. 4 is a crosssection on the line 4.4 of Fig. 3.

. As shown in the drawing, the, holder is a shallow cylindrical receptacle of any suitable material, and so dimensioned that the folded drinking cup may be inserted thereinto. The receptacle comprises a side wall 5 which is cylindrical, a top 6, and a bottom 7. The diameter of the top and bottom is slightly greater than that of the cylinder formed by the side wall, and the edges of said to and bottom therefore project slightly yond the side wall.

A portion of the side 5 is cut away to proyide an opening through which the cup is inserted into the receptacle, and said opening is provided with a closure 8 which iscurved so that when closed it forms a continuation of the wall 5 and leaves its. cylindrical contour uninterrupted. One end of the closureis hinged, as indicated at 9, to

ward to provide a finger hold so that it may I be readily swung open.

The closure 8 fits between the top and bot-' tom of the receptacle, andis held closed by small friction swells or lugs 10 of solder on the projecting edges of said top and bottom. Said projecting edges also serve as a protector to the closure and to the cup inside the receptacle, keeping it clean and free from dust.

By means of a chain 11 connected to the receptacle and carrying a hook, clasp or other suitable device 12, the receptacle may be suspended from a belt or garment, and thus carried about the person so that it is always at hand.

I claim:

A receptacle comprising a cylindrical side wall, a top and a bottom, said top and bottom being circular and of greater diameter than the body of the receptacle formed by the cylindricalside wall, the edges of the top and bottom projecting beyond said sidewall,

and the latter having an opening, and a hinged closure for the opening, said'closure being curved to form when closed a continuation of the side wall, and fitting between the projecting parts of the top and bottom,said projecting parts having lugs extending into the path of the free end of the closure and engageable by the top. and bottom edges thereof to hold the same closed, the free end of the closure termmating in an outward curve to provide a finger hold.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

FRANCIS D. CULVER.

Witnesses:

' J. Arman,

J. I AMP. 

